Wings and Forwards at Simply Showdown

<p>January 15, Prep Hoops was in Sacramento at the Simply Showdown Event, featuring teams from all across NorCal, there was one team from SoCal. Here’s our list of wings, and forwards who we thought played well at this event.</p> <p><em><strong>Kentrell Kelly 6’6 2024 F, of Monterey Trail</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Kelly</strong> </em>made his presence known throughout the game with his activity in and around the paint. He has good hops, and strength going up for rebounds and points. He was solid posting up, and did some slashing to the basket without the ball. He’ll run the court, and defend inside and out. He was the teams leading scorer at this event. 19pts, 6 of 6, 4rebs.</p> <p><em><strong>Miles Lawrence 6’4 2023 W/F, of Liberty</strong></em></p> <p>A good versatile player we’re seeing for the first time. His handling allows him to handle the ball often on the perimeter. He’s aggressive making his moves, he's got some burst working on the wings, and in transition going to the basket for strong finishes at the rim. He has the range to hit the 3pt shot. He can defend in the open court, and helps with the rebounding. 15pts, 4rebs.</p> <p><em><strong>Jaiveer Sidhu 6’6 2024 F, of Del Campo</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Sidhu</strong> </em>a long player who has good fundamentals, he’ll need to get stronger, but he does contribute to his team. He’s a good passer, and ball mover from the top perimeter. The lefty runs the court, and did get his points in the paint, going up off two feet. He can hit the elbow jumper. 10pts, 5rebs. We’ll see more of him.</p> <p><em><strong>Mwandishi Adams 6’5 2023 F, of Edison. Stockton, CA.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Adams</strong> </em>a big thick player who’s still raw in some areas, he has made good progress since the last time we saw him. He’s using his body to his advantage, he’s effective in the paint and attacking along the baseline. He’s been told to try and dunk everything, he has the hops and strength to dunk with bodies hanging on him. He’s a rising prospect. We’ll see more of him. 10pts, 3rebs.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1255643" first="Micah" last="Hobson"] 6’5 W/F 2023 of Capital Christian</strong></em></p> <p>Hobson, has good upside to his game. He’s an athletic player who can do multiple things on the court. He can play on the perimeter looking to shoot 3's and get to the paint. He's a good slasher. He can get a shot off in the paint. He has good length, and foot speed to defend on the perimeter, in full court. He has the length and strength to help inside. 10pts 5rebs.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1129845" first="Kai" last="Wallin"] 6’5 Post, 2022 of Jesuit</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Wallin</strong> </em>will probably play football at the next level. He’s fully locked into hoops right now, he’s making his presence felt in the post area on both ends. He has good strength to defend in the low post. He’ll go after blocks, and will grab rebounds to start the break. He has good strength going up inside. He can hit the short jumper or use good balance and try to dunk on you. </p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1118709" first="Luke" last="Kremer"] 6’4 2023 W/F of Pleasant Valley HS. Chico, CA.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Kremer plays</strong></em> a solid all around game. He takes good care of the ball. He’s a good passer half court sets and in transition usually passing it up. He has a solid body to help on the boards, and he scores inside at times. He has a good shot selection on the perimeter. He’s averaging 14pts a game, with 6 rebounds.</p> <p><em><strong>Donovan Morgan 6’4 2022 W/F of Sheldon</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Morgan</strong></em> has been a consistent performer for his team. I wouldn’t call him a glue guy just yet, but he gets things done. His jumper around the high post is consistent. He’s strong and defends in the paint. He’ll get his rebounds, run the court and finish strong off two feet in the paint.  </p>